TheOverwatch 2playerbase can never quite agree on what to make of Quick Play. For some, it’s the only mode they play, so they take it seriously and give it their all. For others, it’s where they go to muck about after some stressful Competitive games. For years, we’ve been able to leave matches without much more than a slap on the wrist too, but now, that’s all changed.
As of the recently released Season 6, players who repeatedly leave Quick Play matches will be hit with a temporary ban. Anyone with this temporary ban will be unable to queue for “most game modes”, so you won’t just be barred from Quick Play. Bans start at 10 minutes and rise to half an hour, stacking up if you keep leaving after your ban has been lifted.
This update will completely remove the previous punishment for leaving too many Quick Play matches - a 75 percent penalty on the amount of XP you earn per round.Blizzardsays that this had “very little impact” on changing player behaviour, prompting this more extreme measure to curb repeated leavers.
“We’re changing this to make it more difficult for players who leave games to be disruptive while not applying too much impact to those who don’t intend on ruining the experience for others,” read thepatch notes.
The move has been met with a mixed reception by the fanbase, with some frustrated that they’ll have to stick with matches that are very clearly a lost cause.
“I play quickplay specifically when I want low obligation and low commitment games,” saysTwitteruser @Konpeimimi. “The entire point is that I can leave if I’m not having fun.”
Others agree, with @venustrine replying, “That’s crazy considering all the backfill games it forces you in where it’s literally about to be over.”
The silver lining here is that you can leave without a penalty at the “assemble your team” screen. After this, leaving before the victory/defeat screen will count towards the ban, which means those who get put in as backfill are out of luck. Although, if this works according to plan, perhaps there will be less of a need for backfill players.
Still, it’s a sign that Blizzard wants us to start taking Quick Play more seriously, even if it doesn’t count towards anyone’s rank. So maybe don’t start throwing either - that will most likely be frowned upon too. Again, though, if we’re in matches full of people that really don’t want to be there, it’s hard to say whether we’ll really be getting 100 percent out of everyone. We’ll just have to see what effect this has on the playerbase.
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